WRESTLING
BASICS FOR PARENTS
A good link is a
Parents Guide to Youth Wresting
General
Wrestling
Scoring
Procedures
Takedowns are
scored when one
wrestler brings
his opponent
down to the mat
from a standing
position and is
considered
having
"control".
Additional
points are
awarded when a
wrestler takes
his opponent
directly to his
back. Common
takedowns
include single
legs, double
legs, high
crotches,
headlocks,
shrugs,
fireman's
carries, and
many more.
Reversals are
scored when a
wrestler,
controlled by
his opponent on
the mat,
executes a move
that allows him
to assume a
controlling
position on top
of the opponent,
thus reversing
the situation.
Common reversals
include switches
and Peterson
rolls.
Exposing an
opponent's back
to the mat is a
scoring
technique in all
styles of
wrestling. A
wrestler must
not only tilt
the rival's back
toward the mat,
breaking a 90°
angle, but also
hold the back in
this position to
score points.
Common "pinning
combinations"
include the
half-nelson, arm
bar, and cradle.
Escapes are
scored when a
wrestler,
controlled by
his opponent on
the mat, frees
himself and
moves to a
standing
position, facing
the opponent.
Common escapes
include the
standup and the
sit-out.
Generally all
matches are 3
periods in
length. A match
will end when
one wrestler
scores a pin
fall over
another or time
expires after
the third
period. Most of
the tournaments
that wrestlers will
participate in
will have three
1-minute
periods. In some
instances, they
will be 1, 1-1/2
& 1-1/2, for a
total match time
of 4 minutes.
